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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Terrible Remake
This movie is awful. Watch the original 1939 version with Robert Donat for the really great performances. Why they made this a musical is beyond me. It was a beautiful story and did not need the "help". Nothing against O'Toole or Clark - they are great actors but nothing could help this flop. Do yourselves a great big favor and either rent or buy the 1939 version. You will not be sorry. Robert Donat won the Oscar for Best Actor and this film is probably the one responsible for making Greer Garson a big star. I never have been able to understand why producers make re-makes of great movies. It would be more logical to remake a bad one and make it better.
Avatar (2009)
Great special effects - a really lousy story line.
My husband and I almost walked out of the movie. In this day and age of trying times, we certainly did not want to see another movie depicting the Americans as greedy, mercenary murderers of women and children. Besides that, I almost thought the title should have been James Cameron's Dances with Wolves/Star Wars Revisited, along with a hint of Custer's Last Stand. Good Grief! With all the money, time and talent spent on the special effects, you would think he could have come up with an original story at least. And, there is a long stretch in the movie that is rather boring, even with the fine special effects. No matter how had you try, Mr. Cameron, it takes more than special effects to make a great movie. We are collectors of great, classic movies and have several hundred. This movie will not be on our shelf.